κατανάγκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κατα- (kata-) +‎ ἀνάγκη (anánkē, constraint).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰτᾰνᾰ́γκη • (kătănắnkēf (genitive κᾰτᾰνᾰ́γκης); first declension

  1. means of constraint, spell
  2. yellow serradella (Ornithopus compressus)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Translingual: Catananche

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